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haunted (adj.)

early 14c., "accustomed;" mid-14c., "stirred, aroused;" early 15c., "frequent;" 1570s, "much-frequented;" past-participle adjective from haunt (v.). Meaning "visited by ghosts" is from 1711; haunted house attested by 1733.

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Definitions of haunted from WordNet

haunted (adj.)
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something;
became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle
Synonyms: obsessed / preoccupied / taken up
haunted (adj.)
showing emotional affliction or disquiet;
her expression became progressively more haunted
haunted (adj.)
inhabited by or as if by apparitions;
a haunted house
From wordnet.princeton.edu